Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 17th May 1998

Dilbert//3319, first published 28 years ago on Sunday 17th May 1998

Tags

pompous airbag deflate arrogance tricvia intelligence elbonia wet laundry chewy casserole

Official transcript

Dogbert stands outside of a cubicle with a memo in hand and asks, "Are you the pompous airbag of the office?"

Man in the cubicle answers, "Indeed."

Dogbert says to the man, "I've been asked to deflate you."

Dogbert continues, "My sources tell me that you combine arrogance with trivia and try to pass it off as intelligence."

The man exclaims, "That's because I'm surrounded by fools who don't even know the capital of Elbonia!"

Dogbert displays the memo to the man and says, "

I have a signed statement from your wife..."

Dogbert continues, "...that you put wet laundry in the oven last night."

The man looks into his computer screen while thinking to himself, "That explains the chewy casserole she served me this morning."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ARE YOU THE POMPOUS AIRBAG OF THE OFFICE?

INDEED.

I'VE BEEN ASKED TO DEFLATE YOU.

MY SOURCES TELL ME THAT YOU COMBINE ARROGANCE WITH TRIVIA AND TRY TO PASS IT OFF AS INTELLIGENCE THAT'S BECAUSE I'M SURROUNDED BY FOOLS WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW THE CAPITAL OF ELBONIA!

I HAVE A SIGNED STATEMENT FROM YOUR WIFE..

... THAT YOU PUT WET LAUNDRY IN THE OVEN LAST NIGHT.

THAT EXPLAINS THE CHEWY CASSEROLE SHE SERVED ME THIS MORNING.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Deflation"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and frustration with his office job. In this strip, Dilbert is asked by his boss if he is the airbag of the office, to which he responds with a sarcastic "indeed." The boss then asks him to deflate, and Dilbert is confused by the request.

As the conversation progresses, it becomes clear that the boss is using a play on words, asking Dilbert to "deflate" himself, rather than the airbag. Dilbert's responses become increasingly sarcastic and frustrated as he tries to understand what his boss is asking him to do.

The strip ends with Dilbert being asked to explain the Chewy Casserole he served the boss, which he claims to have put in the oven the previous night. The punchline is that the boss is confused by the casserole, which is a clear example of Dilbert's sarcastic humor.

Overall, the comic strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of office politics and the frustration that can come with working in a bureaucratic environment.

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